Puget Sound Has 3 Of The Best Pizzas In U.S.

SEATTLE, WA - The world is full of lists of best pizza places - meaning, the actual pizza place, whole menu and all. But a new list has evaluated the best individual pizza pies for sale in the U.S.

Three pizzas sold at Seattle pizzerias made the list, which was compiled by The Daily Meal. The list includes 101 pies. The best in the U.S. is a white clam pizza at the venerable Frank Pepe Pizzeria in New Haven, Conn.

The three Seattle pies that made the list are:

• No. 86 - Sicilian, Dino's Tomato Pie (Capitol Hill)
• No. 76 - Pepperoni Pie, Delancey (Ballard)
• No. 48 - Sweet Fennel Sausage, Serious Pie (Belltown)

The Daily Meal evaluated each pizza on some pretty classic criteria - the sauce, crust, and cheese distribution.

"[A] nuanced sauce, neither too sweet nor too salty (assuming that the pie has sauce); good-quality, well-distributed cheese (assuming that it has cheese); good-quality and sensibly combined toppings; a flavorful, savory crust; and, perhaps most important aside from the overall quality of the ingredients, a judicious, well-balanced, and pleasing ratio of sauce, cheese, toppings, and crust that maintains a structural integrity no matter the style."

The site used a group of pizza-eating panelists to find the best pies. Each panelist voted for their favorite, and they were required to have, of course, actually eaten the pizza.

If you're looking for other good pizzas in the Seattle area, here's are some of Patch's recommendations:

• Napoli Pizzeria, 8600 14th Ave S, Seattle
• South Town Pie, 8611 14th Ave S, Seattle
• Breezy Town Pizza at Clockout Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle
• Proletariat Pizza, 9622 16th Ave SW, White Center
• Olympia Pizza and Spaghetti House III, 516 15th Ave E, Seattle
• Mioposto Pizza, locations on Mercer Island and in Seattle
• Pizzeria Pulcinella, 10003 Rainier Ave S, Seattle
• Wicked Pie Pizza, 112 S Meridian, Puyallup
• Trackside Pizza, 1114 Main St, Sumner

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